My first night with Melatonin

dieselgal · Post by **dieselgal** » Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:00 pm

Well I finally broke down and bought some melatonin 1mg. Last night I took one and I have questions! Does melatonin act as a diuretic? I was up last night 5 times to use the bathroom. This was really odd for me and I had not taken anything else to cause it. I also felt like an old woman this morning for sure....of course this was probably because I was up all night! LOL

RipVW · Post by **RipVW** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:17 pm

Dieselgal, I've been taking melatonin 5mg every night for 3-4 months, haven't had that side effect, and I haven't found that anywhere in the literature on it.

JeffH · Post by **JeffH** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 6:40 pm

Must be something else. It sure doesn't affect me that way, and I take 1mg also. Like everything else, give it a week before you make a decision about it.

Spinfall · Post by **Spinfall** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:27 pm

I take 3mg everynight at dinner time. I use to take it at bedtime, but read on here to take it earlier. It really relaxes me alot more taking it earlier.

Maggie

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 7:36 pm

I wonder if you had more events after taking the melatonin? Do you have any way to tell? Software? That would explain the increase in BR trips.
GumbyCT

goose · Post by **goose** » Sat Apr 12, 2008 8:31 pm

Melatonin has never affected me that way -- apnea did though.......

Melatonin is a naturally produced hormone that decreases with age. Kids make a ton of it which is why they sleep so well most of the time.
Darkness enhances the workings and the body produces it's melatonin when it gets dark, so I take my dose just before I turn out the light and mask up.

The only time I take it anymore is when I'm assured of a dark room for at least the first hour of sleep (Wife reads at night with an itty-bitty book light and according to the information I've read, that's enough to diminish the affect of supplemental melatonin.....).

take care
cheers
goose

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:37 am

GumbyCT wrote:I wonder if you had more events after taking the melatonin? Do you have any way to tell? Software? That would explain the increase in BR trips.
GumbyCT

dieselgal · Post by **dieselgal** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:58 am

No I did check the software and I didn't have any more events just had to go to the bathroom a lot! I haven't tried the melatonin since but I may try it again tonight.

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:07 am

Well that is good news.

What I was thinking is if your muscles relaxed more causing more events which lowered your O2 level causing your heart to secrete that enzyme which acts like a diuretic - causing more bathroom breaks (brb's). Not so?

Then did you have more to drink before bed?

GumbyCT · Post by **GumbyCT** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:30 am

dieselgal wrote:I haven't tried the melatonin since but I may try it again tonight.

What is you AHI?
Maybe try reducing the amount you take!! From the readings I've done, you really do NOT need much.

Don't forget your body produces some melatonin already, so you just want to supplement not replace what is already being made.

Evan · Post by **Evan** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:36 am

Somewhere around 300mcg (1/3 milligram) has been shown to be the most effective dosage.

Rapunzel111 · Post by **Rapunzel111** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:27 pm

Hey now the extras bathroom trips with the melatonin is a strange thing.Could you possibly have had more cafeine before bedtime than usual?From what I have heard in the past,caffeine can get you several hours after you have some and make you go to the bathroom all night long.the same thing will happen if you had any alcohol whatsoever.For some reason one 12 oz beer will make you have to get rid of enough liquid to fill a lake! LOL.

Bruce R · Post by **Bruce R** » Fri Oct 20, 2017 10:25 pm

Melatonin is an EXTREME diuretic if taken in any quantity. I take a 5MG time release before bed, a 10 at first "pee" and then another 10-15 time release until about 2 hours before getting up and pee about 7-8 times during period. I have PBH but I figure melatonin makes it MUCH worse, but I need the msg, so I suck it up....BR Eureka, CA 2017

Judy64 · Post by **Judy64** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 6:11 am

Melatonin has been found to decrease anti-diuretic hormone. So for some people it could act as a diuretic. It did for me.

ChicagoGranny · Post by **ChicagoGranny** » Thu Nov 09, 2017 8:12 am

Bruce R wrote:Melatonin is an EXTREME diuretic if taken in any quantity. I take a 5MG time release before bed, a 10 at first "pee" and then another 10-15 time release until about 2 hours before getting up and pee about 7-8 times during period. I have PBH but I figure melatonin makes it MUCH worse, but I need the msg, so I suck it up....BR Eureka, CA 2017

Wow! You are taking a large amount of melatonin.

Bruce R wrote:pee about 7-8 times during period

I understand you have PBH, but do you use the CPAP machine display or CPAP software to monitor the effectiveness of your CPAP therapy?

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